Junior League warms up for 'Sacs' at Tory Burch

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From left, Jennifer Dotson, Betsey Hannah and Carrie Loveless are in shopping mode at the Sacs in the City pre-event.

About 150 members of the Junior League of Honolulu flocked to the Tory Burch store at Ala Moana Center Feb. 11 for the "Sacs in the City" pre-event. Attendees were able to shop for clothing and accessories in advance of the March 5 event at the Hilton Hawaiian Village Resort & Spa, and they took their task seriously. There wasn't much room to maneuver through the roomful of women, grabbing and reaching.

The only man in the shop was JLH member Kimberly Miyazawa Frank's husband, a brave man indeed.

The Sacs event will run from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on the 5th, and feature lunch, a silent auction and runway fashion show featuring Tory Burch's Spring 2011 collection.

The theme of the 7th annual Sacs in the City is "Rodeo Drive in Paradise," and the highlight will be the silent auction of handbags from such luxury brands as Fendi, Gucci and Anteprima. Other items up for bid include goods, services and vacation packages from Four Seasons Resort Lanai, Paul Brown Salons, Hilton Hawaiian Village, Hawaii Theatre, and more.

Tickets to Sacs are $85 per person, available by visiting the JLH website at www.JuniorLeagueofHonolulu.org. You can also visit the league's Facebook fan page at The Junior League of Honolulu’s Sacs in the City.

The event will benefit the league’s community projects for women, teens and families, such as My Story, helping adolescent girls with body-image and self-esteem issues; Wahine Forum leadership conference for women; and Kids in the Kitchen, which promotes healthful eating habits in children.

Marcie Uehara Herring, current president of the Junior League of Honolulu, right, shows the Tory Burch clutch she purchased during the Sacs in the City pre-event. She's with JLH past treasurer Charise Shigeta.

Jennifer Dotson, left, with Ashley Wang.

From left, Veronica Rocha, Irene Kwan, Lizette Chang-Zahn and Sherri Vallejo.

Sherri Vallejo tried on Tory Burch's dramatic multi-jeweled Lucite leaf necklace. It's $295.

Design Ink's Stephanie Chang will be contributing a social media workshop to the Sacs in the City silent auction. I liked her post-holiday use of sequins, in a skirt from J. Crew.

Carrie Loveless was trying to choose between a woven bronze-color Reva ballet flat ($235), or silver metallic ($195) version. I don't know which she chose, or if she simply decided to go home with both.